Training Log: Entry 3714

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

TACTICAL BARBELL OPERATOR Week 5, Workout 5

MAIN WORK

SSB Front Squat
5x5x265

ALTERNATE w/

Axle strict press from rack
4x5x183
4x183

Chins between sets

CONDITIONING

3 rounds of 150lb sandbag carry medley (3 lengths first 2 rounds, 2 lengths final round)

ASSISTANCE

Lateral raise dropset
35x10, 35x5, 35x2.5, 35xEmpty hands

Band pull aparts
35

Notes:

• Yet again: it being Friday motivated me to get up, but also having missed Tang Soo Do last night meant I was better rested. And performance was solid.

• I opened up my warm-ups with a set of 20 chin ups, and that’s the first time in a LONG while that I’ve been able to knock that out, let along so casually. I made it my goal to get back to this point about 1.5 years ago: been a long slow climb. Stuck with sets of 5s during the warm-ups, and 8s and 7s during the worksets.

• My right knee experienced significant swelling yesterday, to the point that when I got on my knee to do PT, I thought I was wearing my knee sleeves because my knee felt “padded”. I took 2 motrin before bed and woke up with reduced swelling, but still there. Not sure the cause. It had a small impact on squats, but nothing too significant: still smooth and strong.

• Presses were a victory. Best showing all week. And with my lighter weigh ins, this is now bodyweight for sets of 5.

• Got in a bit more carries than on Monday. Just a better showing all around.

• 1:26 hold last night.

• Weighed in at 81.0kg this morning. That was quite unexpected, especially given the pork ribs last night, as pork tends to be a bit inflammatory for me, and when you eat out you always take in way more sodium than you could ever get at home, and I know that these are going to have some degree of sugar in them. I weighed 89.1kg on 6 Jan, and now it’s 6 Feb and I’m 81.0. However, I realized I took the motrin last night, and it’s an anti-inflammatory, so there may be some manner of watery shennigans afoot.